BEIRUT — Syrians are getting ready for a new round of diplomacy intended to forge a path forward for a political transition in the country after...
BANGKOK — Amnesty International says Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination that amounts to “dehumanizing apartheid,” in an investigative report that raises questions about what those...
QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno said Monday that he met with President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman this year together with a group of...
BEIJING — A court in central China has sentenced a prominent human rights lawyer to two years in prison on the vague charge of inciting subversion...
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina — Sounds detected by probes deep in the South Atlantic on Monday did not come from an Argentine submarine that has been...
HONG KONG — Under Robert Mugabe’s decades-long rule over Zimbabwe, China grew into one of the African nation’s biggest investors, trading partners and diplomatic allies. Now,...
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar — Philippines has reiterated its support for stronger Asia-Europe cooperation, urging leaders for a more open dialogue to achieve sustainable development between two...
SYDNEY — Leading Australian experts have called on the country’s governments to hold tobacco companies accountable for damage done to people’s health by taking them to...
WASHINGTON — If a prediction by two US scientists were true, then the world could see an increase in the number of strong earthquakes in 2018...
BEIJING — A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbours in multiple disputes over islands, coral reefs...